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The Need for the Proposed Action
[Docket Nos. 50–334 and 50–412; NRC–
2010–0049]
The proposed action is needed to
provide the licensee with additional
time to design the necessary
modifications, procure equipment and
material, and implement upgrades to
comply with a specific aspect of 10 CFR
73.55.
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Company, FirstEnergy Nuclear
Generation Corp., Ohio Edison
Company, the Toledo Edison
Company, Beaver Valley Power
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption, pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5,
‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ from the
implementation date for a certain new
requirement of 10 CFR Part 73,
‘‘Physical protection of plants and
materials,’’ for Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR–66 and
NPF–73, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear
Operating Company (licensee), for
operation of the Beaver Valley Power
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS–1 and
2), located in Shippingport,
Pennsylvania. In accordance with 10
CFR 51.21, the NRC prepared an
environmental assessment documenting
its finding. The NRC concluded that the
proposed actions will have no
significant environmental impact.
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Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt
BVPS–1 and 2 from the required
implementation date of March 31, 2010,
for a certain new requirement of 10 CFR
part 73. Specifically, BVPS–1 and 2
would be granted an exemption from
being in full compliance with a certain
new requirement contained in 10 CFR
73.55 by the March 31, 2010,
implementation deadline. The licensee
has proposed an alternate full
compliance implementation date of
December 17, 2010, approximately 9
months beyond the date required by 10
CFR part 73. The proposed action, an
extension of the schedule for
completion of certain actions required
by the revised 10 CFR part 73, does not
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involve any physical changes to the
reactor, fuel, plant structures, support
structures, water, or land at the BVPS–
1 and 2 site.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
November 30, 2009 (Agencywide
Document and Management System
(ADAMS) Accession No.
ML093370152), as supplemented by
letter dated December 23, 2009 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML093650293).
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The NRC has completed its
environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The NRC staff has
concluded that the proposed action to
extend the implementation deadline
would not significantly affect plant
safety and would not have a significant
adverse effect on the probability of an
accident occurring.
The proposed action would not result
in an increased radiological hazard
beyond those previously analyzed in the
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact made by the
Commission in promulgating its
revisions to 10 CFR part 73 as discussed
in a Federal Register notice dated
March 27, 2009 (74 FR 13967). There
will be no change to radioactive
effluents that affect radiation exposures
to plant workers and members of the
public. Therefore, no changes or
different types of radiological impacts
are expected as a result of the proposed
exemption.
The proposed action does not result
in changes to land use or water use, or
result in changes to the quality or
quantity of non-radiological effluents.
No changes to the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit
are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
protected species under the Endangered
Species Act, or impacts to essential fish
habitat covered by the MagnusonSteven’s Act are expected. There are no
impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and
cultural resources. There would be no
impact to socioeconomic resources.
Therefore, no changes to or different
types of non-radiological environmental
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impacts are expected as a result of the
proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action. In addition, in promulgating its
revisions to 10 CFR part 73, the
Commission prepared an environmental
assessment and published a finding of
no significant impact [Part 73, Power
Reactor Security Requirements, 74 FR
13926, 13967 (March 27, 2009)].
The licensee currently maintains
security plans acceptable to the NRC.
The new 10 CFR part 73 security
measures that would be implemented by
March 31, 2010, would continue to
provide acceptable onsite physical
protection of BVPS–1 and 2. Therefore,
the extension of the implementation
date of a certain new requirement of 10
CFR part 73, to September 27, 2010,
would not have any significant
environmental impacts.
The NRC staff’s safety evaluation will
be provided in the exemption that will
be issued as part of the letter to the
licensee approving the exemption to the
regulation, if granted.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
actions, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed actions (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the
exemption request would result in no
change in current environmental
impacts. If the proposed action was
denied, the licensee would have to
comply with the March 31, 2010,
implementation deadline. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
exemption and the ‘‘no action’’
alternative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
considered in the Final Environmental
Statement for BVPS–1, dated July 1973,
and for BVPS–2, NUREG–1094, dated
September 1985, as supplemented
through the ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for License Renewal
of Nuclear Plants Regarding Beaver
Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2,
Supplement 36, Final Report’’ (NUREG–
1437).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on January 20, 2010, the NRC staff
consulted with Larry Ryan of the
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action. The State official had no
comments.
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Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated November 30, 2009, as
supplemented by letter dated December
23, 2009. Portions of the submittals
contain proprietary and security
information and, accordingly, are not
available to the public, pursuant to 10
CFR 2.390. The public documents may
be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at
the NRC’s Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North,
Public File Area O–1F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically
from the ADAMS Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of February 2010.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nadiyah S. Morgan,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I–
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Notice
of Availability of the Draft Supplement
42 to the Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for License Renewal
of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting
for the License Renewal of Duane
Arnold Energy Center
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC
or Commission) has published a draft
plant-specific supplement 42 to the
Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG–1437,
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants,’’ regarding the renewal
of Operating License No. DPR–49 for an
additional 20 years of operation for
Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC).
DAEC is located near Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Potential alternatives to the
proposed action (license renewal)
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include no action and reasonable
alternative energy sources.
The draft Supplement 42 to the GEIS
is publicly available at the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or
from the NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS). The ADAMS Public
Electronic Reading Room is accessible at
https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/
dologin.htm. The ADAMS Accession
Number for the draft Supplement 42 to
the GEIS is ML100310027. Persons who
do not have access to ADAMS, or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, should
contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail at
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. In addition, the
Hiawatha Public Library, located at 150
West Willman Street, Hiawatha, Iowa,
has agreed to make the draft supplement
available for public inspection.
Any interested party may submit
comments on the draft supplement to
the GEIS for consideration by the NRC
staff. To be considered, comments on
the draft supplement to the GEIS and
the proposed action must be received by
April 19, 2010; the NRC staff is able to
ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
Comments received after the due date
will be considered only if it is practical
to do so. Written comments on the draft
supplement to the GEIS should be sent
to: Chief, Rulemaking and Directives
Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration,
Mailstop T–6D59, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
Electronic comments may be
submitted to the NRC by e-mail at
DuaneArnoldEIS@nrc.gov. All
comments received by the Commission,
including those made by Federal, State,
local agencies, Native American Tribes,
or other interested persons, will be
made available electronically at the
Commission’s PDR in Rockville,
Maryland, and through ADAMS.
The NRC staff will hold a public
meeting to present an overview of the
draft plant-specific supplement to the
GEIS and to accept public comments on
the document. The public meeting will
be held on March 31, 2010 at the
Hiawatha City Hall at 101 Emmons
Street, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233. There
will be two sessions to accommodate
interested parties. The first session will
convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue
until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The
second session will convene at 7 p.m.
with a repeat of the overview portions
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of the meeting and will continue until
10 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings
will be transcribed and will include: (1)
a presentation of the contents of the
draft plant-specific supplement to the
GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for
interested government agencies,
organizations, and individuals to
provide comments on the draft report.
Additionally, the NRC staff will host
informal discussions one hour prior to
the start of each session at the same
location. No comments on the draft
supplement to the GEIS will be accepted
during the informal discussions. To be
considered, comments must be provided
either at the transcribed public meeting
or in writing. Persons may pre-register
to attend or present oral comments at
the meeting by contacting Mr. Charles
Eccleston, the Environmental Project
Manager at 1–800–368–5642, extension
8537, or by e-mail at
Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov, no later than
March 24, 2010. Members of the public
may also register to provide oral
comments within 15 minutes of the start
of each session. Individual oral
comments may be limited by the time
available, depending on the number of
persons who register. If special
equipment or accommodations are
needed to attend or present information
at the public meeting, the need should
be brought to Mr. Eccleston’s attention
no later than March 24, 2010, to provide
the NRC staff adequate notice to
determine whether the request can be
accommodated.
For Further Information Contact: Mr.
Charles Eccleston, Projects Branch 1,
Division of License Renewal, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail
Stop O–11F1, Washington, DC 20555–
0001. Mr. Eccleston may also be
contacted at the aforementioned
telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of February, 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian E. Holian,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412; NRC-2010-0049]
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, FirstEnergy Nuclear
Generation Corp., Ohio Edison Company, the Toledo Edison Company,
Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5, ``Specific exemptions,'' from the
implementation date for a certain new requirement of 10 CFR Part 73,
``Physical protection of plants and materials,'' for Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear
Operating Company (licensee), for operation of the Beaver Valley Power
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS-1 and 2), located in Shippingport,
Pennsylvania. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC prepared an
environmental assessment documenting its finding. The NRC concluded
that the proposed actions will have no significant environmental
impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt BVPS-1 and 2 from the required
implementation date of March 31, 2010, for a certain new requirement of
10 CFR part 73. Specifically, BVPS-1 and 2 would be granted an
exemption from being in full compliance with a certain new requirement
contained in 10 CFR 73.55 by the March 31, 2010, implementation
deadline. The licensee has proposed an alternate full compliance
implementation date of December 17, 2010, approximately 9 months beyond
the date required by 10 CFR part 73. The proposed action, an extension
of the schedule for completion of certain actions required by the
revised 10 CFR part 73, does not involve any physical changes to the
reactor, fuel, plant structures, support structures, water, or land at
the BVPS-1 and 2 site.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated November 30, 2009 (Agencywide Document and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML093370152), as supplemented by letter
dated December 23, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML093650293).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed to provide the licensee with
additional time to design the necessary modifications, procure
equipment and material, and implement upgrades to comply with a
specific aspect of 10 CFR 73.55.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed
exemption. The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed action to
extend the implementation deadline would not significantly affect plant
safety and would not have a significant adverse effect on the
probability of an accident occurring.
The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological
hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact made by the Commission in
promulgating its revisions to 10 CFR part 73 as discussed in a Federal
Register notice dated March 27, 2009 (74 FR 13967). There will be no
change to radioactive effluents that affect radiation exposures to
plant workers and members of the public. Therefore, no changes or
different types of radiological impacts are expected as a result of the
proposed exemption.
The proposed action does not result in changes to land use or water
use, or result in changes to the quality or quantity of non-
radiological effluents. No changes to the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System permit are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the plant, or to threatened,
endangered, or protected species under the Endangered Species Act, or
impacts to essential fish habitat covered by the Magnuson-Steven's Act
are expected. There are no impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and cultural resources. There
would be no impact to socioeconomic resources. Therefore, no changes to
or different types of non-radiological environmental impacts are
expected as a result of the proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. In addition,
in promulgating its revisions to 10 CFR part 73, the Commission
prepared an environmental assessment and published a finding of no
significant impact [Part 73, Power Reactor Security Requirements, 74 FR
13926, 13967 (March 27, 2009)].
The licensee currently maintains security plans acceptable to the
NRC. The new 10 CFR part 73 security measures that would be implemented
by March 31, 2010, would continue to provide acceptable onsite physical
protection of BVPS-1 and 2. Therefore, the extension of the
implementation date of a certain new requirement of 10 CFR part 73, to
September 27, 2010, would not have any significant environmental
impacts.
The NRC staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the exemption
that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the
exemption to the regulation, if granted.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed actions, the NRC staff considered
denial of the proposed actions (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the exemption request would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. If the proposed action was denied, the licensee
would have to comply with the March 31, 2010, implementation deadline.
The environmental impacts of the proposed exemption and the ``no
action'' alternative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those considered in the Final Environmental Statement for BVPS-1, dated
July 1973, and for BVPS-2, NUREG-1094, dated September 1985, as
supplemented through the ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Beaver Valley Power
Station, Units 1 and 2, Supplement 36, Final Report'' (NUREG-1437).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on January 20, 2010, the NRC
staff consulted with Larry Ryan of the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, regarding the environmental impact of the
proposed action. The State official had no comments.
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Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated November 30, 2009, as supplemented by letter
dated December 23, 2009. Portions of the submittals contain proprietary
and security information and, accordingly, are not available to the
public, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390. The public documents may be examined,
and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O-1F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. Publicly
available records will be accessible electronically from the ADAMS
Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site:
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of February 2010.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nadiyah S. Morgan,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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